IL6 and abdominal aortic aneurysm: Komori etal.[13], afteradministering 1g of methylprednisolone two hours before elective reconstruction ofinfrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms, identified lower concentrations of IL-6 afterdeclamping of abdominal aorta and on the first postoperative day, and reduced levels ofC-reactive protein on the first postoperative day, in comparison to patients who had notreceived a preoperative dose of methylprednisolone.